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Global / Regional Comparisons
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Every Global / Regional Comparisons article in the journal — sourced, science-led, zero hype.
- Global Could Australia Scrap SPF Numbers? Inside the TGA's 2025 Label Overhaul Australia's sunscreen scandal triggered a regulatory rethink that could change what every SPF label looks like — here's whether dropping the numbers helps or hurts you. Read it →
- Global Which? 2025: A £28 Sunscreen and a £3.75 Spray Both Failed Price is no guarantee — in Which?'s 2025 test a premium £28 sunscreen failed UVA while a £3.75 spray failed SPF, both earning a 'Don't Buy.' Read it →
- Global Japan's Hottest Summer Ever in 2025 — and a New 41.8°C National Record Japan just shattered its heat records, and more days of extreme UV is exactly why high-PA+++ Japanese sunscreens and diligent reapplication matter. Read it →
- Global South Korea's Hottest Summer Since 1973: 28 Heatwave Days in 2025 A record-breaking Korean summer means more high-UV days — and a stronger case for the lightweight, reapply-friendly SPF that K-beauty built its reputation on. Read it →
- Global TGA Recalls Ultra Violette Lean Screen: SPF 50+ That Tested as Low as 4 A cult-favourite 'invisible' zinc sunscreen got pulled in Australia in 2025, proof that an elegant, viral formula is worthless if the SPF doesn't hold up in the lab. Read it →
- Global Why Australia Has the World's Strictest Sunscreen Rules In the country with the world's highest skin-cancer rates, sunscreen is regulated like medicine - here's why 'Australian standard' is a real selling point. Read it →
- Global EU UVA-Circle Logo vs. US 'Broad Spectrum': Which Is Stricter? A US product can say 'broad spectrum' and still offer far weaker UVA protection than an EU sunscreen wearing the UVA-in-a-circle logo - here's why. Read it →
- Global Australia Sues Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic Over 'Reef Friendly' Claims The reef-safe labeling fight just went global — regulators are now targeting the same products you'll find on shelves wherever you travel. Read it →
- Global Korea Tested 38 Sunscreens in 2025: No Benzene, but Plenty of Overblown Claims K-beauty sunscreens passed the benzene and heavy-metal tests in 2025 — the real catch was unverified marketing claims. Read it →
- Global EU Homosalate Limit Hits Full Force July 2025: From 10% to 7.34% If you buy European sunscreen, the formula you loved may have quietly changed in 2025 — here's what the lower homosalate cap means for your label. Read it →
- Global Spain and Portugal Hit 46°C in the Record-Breaking 2025 European Heatwave The same extreme-heat days that broke June records also delivered punishing midday UV — here's why shade, clothing, and reapplied SPF matter most in a spike like this. Read it →
- Global Even a Kids' Zinc Sunscreen Failed Its SPF Claim in 2025 An SPF number is a promise, not a guarantee, and a 2025 Australian test shows why even a trusted kids' zinc sunscreen can underperform, plus what that means for application. Read it →
- Global June 2025 Was Western Europe's Warmest June on Record When dangerous heat and high UV arrive in June instead of August, the 'I'll start sunscreen in midsummer' habit leaves weeks of skin unprotected. Read it →
- Global CHOICE's 2025 SPF Bombshell: 16 of 20 Sunscreens Failed The biggest sunscreen story of 2025 wasn't benzene, it was discovering the number on the bottle can be wildly wrong, and what that means for how much you reapply. Read it →
- Global The Scandal Crossed the Tasman: 11 NZ Sunscreens Flagged After Australian Tests Sunscreens cross borders, so a failed test in Australia became a warning for New Zealand shoppers too. Read it →
- Global 100 Million Americans Under Record Heat: Why a Heat Dome Is Also a Sunburn Window Heat domes bring stagnant, cloudless skies and brutal midday UV - extreme-heat advisories are also peak-sunburn windows. Read it →
- Global PA+ to PA++++ vs. US 'Broad Spectrum': How UVA Ratings Differ Worldwide Decode the cryptic labels so you know which one actually tells you more about UVA when comparing Asian and American sunscreen bottles. Read it →
- Global The US Allows ~16 UV Filters — and Only 7 Are Commonly Used Why does a Korean or French sunscreen feel so much nicer than its U.S. counterpart? It comes down to a remarkably short menu of legal filters. Read it →
- Global The EU Just Banned 4-MBC: What It Means for Your Old Sunscreen A once-common UV filter quietly vanished from European shelves on 1 May 2025 — here's why, and how to spot it on a bottle you already own. Read it →
- Global EU Bans 4-MBC in 2025 — Korea Still Allows It. Why? Two trusted regulators looked at the same UV filter and reached opposite conclusions — here's why the EU pulled 4-MBC while Korea kept it. Read it →
- Global Bemotrizinol: The First New US Sunscreen Filter in 20+ Years A broad-spectrum filter Europe and Asia have used for decades is finally cleared for the US — here's what bemotrizinol does and why it took so long. Read it →
- Global Australia's 2025 Sunscreen Review Echoes the EU on Old Filters It's not just Europe — in 2025 Australia put the same legacy chemical filters under the microscope, and the verdicts are converging. Read it →
- Global Drug vs. Cosmetic: Why US Sunscreen Rules Differ From Korea and Europe The reason foreign sunscreens can't just appear on US shelves comes down to one word: drug. Read it →
- Global Why Americans Are Panic-Hoarding Korean Sunscreen in 2025 Those 'buy it before it's gone' posts about Korean SPF aren't pure hype — here's what FDA rules really mean for the formula you love. Read it →